California

Big Turnout Seen At Showdown Over The Coastal Commission Chief's Future

"For more than four decades, the California Coastal Commission has policed land use and preserved public access along more than 1,100 miles of shoreline — some of the most valuable and scenic real estate in the nation. Now an internal battle over whether to fire its executive director has set off an intense public fight over the direction of the agency and its ability to control development and protect the state's vast coastal resources."

Source: LA Times, 02/10/2016

SoCal Gas Knew Aliso Canyon Wells Were Deteriorating a Year Before Leak

"Southern California Gas Co. knew of deteriorating wells at its underground methane storage facilities and warned state regulators of the risks almost a year before a massive, uncontrolled leak was discovered at its Aliso Canyon unit on the outskirts of Los Angeles."

Source: InsideClimate News, 02/01/2016

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